Windows is no doubt a powerful operating system, and you can tweak system settings and add power user utilities to speed up ...

If Click To Do in Windows 11 couldn't highlight anything or has stopped working, check the Group Policy or Registry setting ...

When I first upgraded to Windows 11, I tried to convince myself that the interface quirks were just the price of progress. I ...

Microsoft has released its final non-security preview update of 2025, delivering a bifurcated feature set that widens the gap between standard Windows 11 installations and Neural Processing Unit (NPU) ...

Microsoft has confirmed that the KB5070311 preview update is triggering bright white flashes when launching the File Explorer in dark mode on Windows 11 systems. "After installing KB5070311, you might ...

Facepalm: Users have long criticized Windows 11 File Explorer as inferior to its Windows 10 predecessor. The essential tool suffers from slow launches, sluggish file searches, and delayed right-click ...

Windows 11 adoption has been slow for many different reasons, from hardware constraints to people just not wanting to do it. Both valid reasons, I think. But today's File Explorer tests prove that ...

Yes, it’s December, but the holidays have predictably messed with the usual schedule, which I think we can all agree is rarely regular anyway. In any event, there is a new Preview Update for Windows ...

Why this is important: File Explorer isn’t a niche app; it’s the core of how you browse files, move folders, open documents, manage downloads, and more. If it doesn’t feel snappy, everything else on ...

Windows XXX: First introduced as "Windows Explorer" back in the Windows 95 era, File Explorer has been an integral part of the PC operating system for decades. File Explorer now serves double duty as ...

Preloading will help File Explorer launch more quickly on less powerful hardware. Preloading will help File Explorer launch more quickly on less powerful hardware. is a senior editor and author of ...